Thanksgiving / Black Friday Open Thread
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I see that Nordstrom is already starting to mark down stuff for their big sale that usually starts Thanksgiving night — I'll try to do a roundup for everyone this afternoon. In the meantime, here's a fun open thread for everyone, with a few questions…
a) What are you bringing to Thanksgiving dinner (or if you're not celebrating Thanksgiving, in general what do you bring to large family gatherings?) Share with us your favorite wines, cheeses, hostess gifts, recipes, and more! (This year I'm going to try to force my 6 year old to help me to make these candy corn cookies, but if anyone has recipes for leftover Halloween candy I'll take those also!)
b) What are you keeping an eye out for on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? I usually buy an embarrassing amount of stuff from Nordstrom (occupational hazard), and have my eye on a few different things for biggish family purchases. I'm also hoping to find a batch of good gift cards on sale (it seems like we have a zillion teachers and therapists to thank this year!), and if I saw another UE Boom for under $100 I'd grab that too. I also found a ton of different blogging tools had great Black Friday deals last year, so I'll be keeping an eye on those. (What have you gotten great deals on in the past on Black Friday? This was our roundup of Black Friday sales for workwear last year to give you an idea of what to expect from various stores…)
c) If you are doing turkey this Thanksgiving — what are your favorite recipes for leftovers?
Let's hear it, readers…
Picture via Stencil.
Disclaimer that we’re not American and don’t have family here.
My husband and I don’t care for thanksgiving food (don’t like turkey, carby foods, or sweets), and can’t say my kids are crazy about it either. We’re planning to go to the beach because it going to be hot and sunny. I am going to make a brisket and lamb shanks in the slow cooker so it will be ready and can be eaten cold, will grill some kabobs (lamb and chicken?) on the public grills, bring some cheeses, tomatoes, fruit, wine for us, and cider for the kids.
We don’t really do holiday gifts and we don’t need anything, so not planning on shopping either. I think we’ll do a family hike on Friday instead.
Sounds awesome-enjoy!
Going to Georgia for Thanksgiving. Not planning on bringing anything but happy to help out so long as DH does since it’s his family and I don’t think only I should help “because I’m a woman.” (DH agrees.) Also trying to stay quiet about the fact that DH and I might be moving to Singapore in the New Year.
Bringing apple pie with gingerbread topping, salad with burnt honey dressing, sautéed Brussels sprouts, roasted root veggies, and green beans. And wine. My mom and I cohost and it’s at her house so I’m bringing dessert and lots of sides.
No planned shopping. I never go anywhere on Black Friday although I might peruse sales online.
Thanksgiving sandwiches, turkey soup, etc. I don’t do anything too exciting with the leftovers. My mom freezes most of the leftover turkey to use in stews and stir fries so we don’t have a ton to eat up.
Any tips when talking with someone you supervise who comes off as arrogant? I’m in education and his supervisor, but it’s with other women too. We mostly have women. Just shocking the disrespect to not just me, who does his evaluation, but also those he works with. I tried talking to him and he rolled his eyes at me. Any thoughts on how to approach? Thank you
Be direct. When he rolls his eyes, say that is exactly what you are referring to. I think it’s easiest to call out behavior in the moment in situations like this.
Thank you.
Tell him that his behavior is unprofessional and seriously undermines his credibility.
That’s a great piece, undermining credibility. It really does turn people off. Thank you.
Does anyone know how Sloan is? She said something about being sick yesterday late and all she got was a weird Ellen comment back.
Sloan, if you’re there, thinking of you, and I hope you are going to be surrounded by loved ones this weekend.
Can anyone share any success stories with overcoming (or at least minimizing effects of) allergies? I’m allergic to dogs, dust mites and grass and I’m surrounded by all of these. I’m wondering if daily allergy pills are going to work better than weekly shots, but don’t know anyone who has considered the shots. Any advice is appreciated. Of course I am going to discuss treatment options with my allergist MD, but thinking about life impact from another patient’s perspective is just as important to me. Thanks.
I am allergic to exactly the things you list – plus a few more, that made it particularly unbearable to go home and visit my parents and in-laws. I finally gave in about 5 years ago and went to an allergist for the first time. We did a full scratch panel to determine exactly what I’m allergic to. He recommended Zyrtec as a daily pill – actually he recommended the generic Cetirizine which is way, way cheaper. And then he also recommended shots. Generally allergy shots are a couple days a week for years. It takes something like 6 months to build up and then you go into maintenance essentially. Because of timing with approaching trips home and my discomfort, my doctor agreed to do a crash course – basically six months worth of shots in one day (all day at his office, 20 minute breaks in between shots to make sure I didn’t die). It was an awful day, but SOOOO worth it. I went on maintenance after that – getting shots once a week for another year or so but then we moved across the country and I haven’t been back to an allergist since. My daily life is so much better and my trips home are so much better. Now I only take the cetirizine seasonally, and when I go home I’m no longer reliant on benadryl and rescue inhalers to make it through the night. The shots are expensive, inconvenient and no fun, but they absolutely worked for me.
I’m a relatively senior associate at a midsize, regional law firm. I really, really like my job. Like, a lot. I’ve inexplicably developed a ridiculous crush on a partner in a different practice group, and I need someone to remind me that doing anything about it (other than stewing silently) is a terrible, bad, awful idea. Nothing good can come of this, right? Even if it were requited (and I think it might be?), odds are it eventually ends in embarrassment and awkwardness and is generally bad for my career. Right … ?